Joe Leonard, 2010 John Schultz, 2010 David Chester, 2011 Kevan Smith, 2011 Rick Devereaux, 2012 Ethan Mildren, 2013 Casey Roche, 2013 Elvin Soto, 2013 Sam Parente, 2013 Charles Leblanc, 2016 Frank Maldonado, 2018 Liam Sabino, 2018 Big East honors Pitt has receive 69 All-Big East selections along with conference player, pitcher, rookie, and coach of the year awards. In addition, 36 Pitt players have garnered All-Big East Academic Awards and the team earned the Most Improved Team GPA award in 2008. Player of the Year Josh Tyler, 1994 P.J. Hiser, 2004 Joe Leonard, 2010 Pitcher of the Year Nick Evangelista (co), 2004 Coach of the Year Mark Jackson, 1994 Joe Jordano, 2004, 2013 Rookie of the Year Bill Sherbondy, 1988 Jim Negrych, 2004 Tournament MVP (Jack Kaiser Award) Matthew Reid, 1994 Jon DeBernardis, 1995 Major League Baseball Pitt has had 60 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965. Since 1940, 99 total players that have been drafted or signed to professional contracts, including 60 since 2000. Other Pitt players that had Major League careers include Steve Swetonic, Robert Malloy, Russ Kemmerer, and Jason Rakers. See also List of NCAA Division I baseball programs References External links Official website